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Shameik Moore voices Miles Morales in Sony’s animation "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse". — AFP PhotoViet Nam News LOS ANGELES — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse snared North American viewers in its web this weekend, earning US$35.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday. Sony’s action-packed animation sees Peter Parker make way for Miles Morales as Spider-Man – a black, Latino character new to theatre-goers, but not comic book enthusiasts. The Spider-Man of his dimension, Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, joins forces with Spideys from parallel realities to stop a threat menacing all of them. In at second was Warner Bros’ crime film The Mule, which earned $17.2 million. Clint Eastwood both directed and took the lead as a destitute 90-year-old who turns to transporting cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel. Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch dropped one place to third, … [Read more...] about Latest Spider-Man spin-off scales box office heights

Eddie Redmayne, star of box-office hit "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," poses with his wife Hannah Bagshawe at the film’s recent London preview. — AFP Photo Viet Nam News LOS ANGELES — Again confirming the magic touch of J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald took in an estimated US$62.2 million this weekend to lead North American box offices, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported on Sunday. This second Harry Potter prequel came in slightly behind the first Fantastic Beasts movie, which earned $74.4 million in its opening three-day weekend, but it has already scored an impressive $253.2 million overseas. Warner Bros. plans three more Beasts movies. Written by Rowling and directed by David Yates, Grindelwald stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander as he works with Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) to take down the evil Gellert Grindelwald, played with typical panache by Johnny Depp. In a rare weekend when neither horror nor … [Read more...] about New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film casts a winning box-office spell

Actors Jack Black (R) and Owen Vaccaro (L) attend the premiere of The House with a Clock in Its Walls at the Chinese theatre in Hollywood. — AFP PhotoViet Nam News HOLLYWOOD — A horror comedy about a clock counting down to doomsday chimed in at the top of the North American box office last weekend, industry estimates showed on Sunday. Universal’s family film The House with a Clock in Its Walls clocked up US$26.9 million over its debut three-day weekend, the industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said. Jack Black and Cate Blanchett star alongside young Owen Vaccaro as Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan sent to live with his warlock uncle. In its second week, A Simple Favor jumped a notch to second place. Lionsgate’s tale about a mommy blogger (Anna Kendrick) investigating the disappearance of her friend (Blake Lively) earned $10.4 million. Just a shade below with $10.3 million, Warner Bros.’ The Nun dropped to third place. The latest fright fest in … [Read more...] about ’House with a Clock’ chimes in atop North America box office

Crazy Rich Asians beat expectations to take the top spot at the US box office on its opening weekend. 'Crazy Rich Asians' is seen as a turning point for Asian representation in Hollywood -- Photo: WARNER BROTHERS The Warner Brothers film starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding is the first romantic comedy in three years to take the top spot. Since it opened five days ago, the film - which cost $30m (£23.5m) - has made an estimated $34m at the box office. It is the first major Hollywood film since The Joy Luck Club 25 years ago to feature an all-Asian cast. Adapted from Kevin Kwan's bestseller, Crazy Rich Asians tells the story of an Asian-American woman who gets a culture shock meeting her boyfriend's ultra-wealthy family in Singapore. Analysts have said its universal themes and entertainment value proved popular with moviegoers. 'Culturally significant' Asian-American actress Constance Wu plays the lead role of Rachel Chu -- Photo: WARNER BROTHERS Jeff … [Read more...] about Crazy Rich Asians tops US box office in weekend debut

Smash-’em up blockbuster Pacific Rim: Uprising sent shockwaves through the North American box office this weekend, claiming the top spot with takings of US$28 million, industry estimates showed on Sunday. Blockbuster Pacific Rim: Uprising sent shockwaves through the North American box office this weekend, claiming the top spot with takings of US$28 million. Photo nerdist.com The action-packed sequel knocked Black Panther from number one after five straight weeks, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, but the film attracted mixed reviews and fell short of Pacific Rim’s $37.3 million debut in 2013. Set 10 years after Pacific Rim, Uprising follows a new generation of pilots of the first film’s giant Jaeger military mechanoids -- fending off enormous Kaiju monsters aiming to end humanity. The movie, from Universal, centres on Star Wars sensation John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, son of Idris Elba’s character Stacker, who died to save … [Read more...] about ’Pacific Rim’ dethrones ’Black Panther’ in box office